$\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{CH}_{3} \stackrel{\mathrm{CrO}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{Z}$
In the given sequence $Z$ is:

Question

$\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{CH}_{3} \stackrel{\mathrm{CrO}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{Z}$ In the given sequence $Z$ is:

Aicharya · Accepted Answer

Toluene on oxidation with mild oxidising agent like chromyl chloride $\left(\mathrm{CrO}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}ight)$ gives benzaldehyde. *

$\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{CH}_{3} \stackrel{\mathrm{CrO}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}}{\longrightarrow}…